If I let Windows update to the "Creator" version then The Bat simply will not load or run, it just exits with a message that the program has stopped working. Windows is persistent on trying to update and I've had to roll back just to get The Bat to work again. I've uninstalled/reinstalled The Bat after Windows has updated with no success. I'm running the latest version of The Bat.

Have you googled for "A problem caused the program to stop working correctly"? Many suggestions are made in relation to Norton AV, Comodo Firewall, outdated graphics drivers and other potential causes that you could look into.